Gisborne, New Zealand

Thursday, November 20, 2025

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Gisborne, New Zealand

That morning

Sunrise

5:42 AM

5:42 AM

5:12 AM Blue hour
5:42 AM Sunrise
6:20 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

8:04 PM

8:04 PM

Too far ahead for a weather forecast. These are the sun's own times - they will not change.

7:26 PM Golden hour
8:04 PM Sunset
8:34 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Northern Taurids

Best around 1:04 AM

Very LowExcellent
9:34 PM Dark enough
1:04 AM Best
4:11 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
29°
Under a perfect sky
5/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
29 km/s

The estimate is how many you might really see from a dark spot here, allowing for how high the shower climbs and for moonlight. "Under a perfect sky" is the best case. The bar also counts the forecast cloud at the best time, so a clouded-out night sits at the bottom, as does rain on the radar now.

The second half of the Taurids, peaking about a week after the Southern Taurids.

Meteor shower

Southern Taurids

Best around 12:34 AM

Very LowExcellent
9:34 PM Dark enough
12:34 AM Best
4:11 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
36°
Under a perfect sky
5/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
27 km/s

The estimate is how many you might really see from a dark spot here, allowing for how high the shower climbs and for moonlight. "Under a perfect sky" is the best case. The bar also counts the forecast cloud at the best time, so a clouded-out night sits at the bottom, as does rain on the radar now.

Not many meteors, but known for bright fireballs.

Moon

New moon

0% lit

New moon today at 7:50 PM

Moonless and fully dark 10:00 PM to 3:50 AM

5:04 AM – 8:14 PM

ESE WSW
5:04 AM Moonrise
5:27 AM 4°
12:35 PM Highest, 75°
7:50 PM 4°
8:14 PM Moonset

Between the two 4° marks the Moon is clear of haze and most of what stands on the horizon.

Timetable

  • Fully dark 9:52 PM–3:53 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 9:52 PM–3:53 AM
  • Moonrise 5:05 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:12 AM–5:42 AM
  • Morning best color 5:31 AM
  • Sunrise 5:42 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:42 AM–6:20 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:26 PM–8:04 PM
  • Sunset 8:04 PM
  • Evening blue hour 8:04 PM–8:34 PM
  • Moonset 8:14 PM
  • Evening best color 8:22 PM

Upcoming celestial events for Gisborne, New Zealand

Halloween Halloween night in Gisborne - waning gibbous moon
Sat 31 Oct 2026 6:00 PM Tiangong space station Brilliant pass, WNW to ESE, 89 deg up
Sun 1 Nov 2026 4:57 AM Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in Gisborne - sunset at 7:42 PM
Sun 1 Nov 2026 7:42 PM Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in Gisborne - sunset at 7:43 PM
Mon 2 Nov 2026 7:43 PM Electron | The Sea God Surveys Good, look S
Tue 3 Nov 2026 5:00 AM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 9:16 PM Partial lunar eclipse 38% of the Moon in shadow
Thu 6 Jul 2028 6:20 AM Partial solar eclipse 68.1% of the Sun covered
Sat 22 Jul 2028 4:24 PM Partial lunar eclipse 90% of it above your horizon
Sat 15 Jun 2030 6:33 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 66 minutes
Sun 25 Apr 2032 3:13 AM Partial solar eclipse 93.4% of the Sun covered
Fri 9 Mar 2035 10:59 AM Partial solar eclipse 17.4% of the Sun covered
Wed 27 Feb 2036 6:56 PM Partial solar eclipse 98.5% of the Sun covered
Mon 13 Jul 2037 3:51 PM Partial solar eclipse 96% of the Sun covered
Sun 26 Dec 2038 2:29 PM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it